Jim Lampley

The HBO boxing commentator has apologized for his declaration that "the tsunami that hit the Philippines was just replicated by Marquez" after Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Filipino Manny Pacquiao on Saturday. The "comment was in no way intended to belittle or dismiss the grave severity of the typhoon's effects or the humanity of the victims," Lampley said. "We all know the difference between a boxing match and an event of cataclysmic human suffering. To anyone who was discomfited by the metaphorical comparison, I offer my sincere and heartfelt apology. No disrespect was in any way intended."

Evan Turner

How did the 76ers' swingman improve his three-point percentage more than 20 points from last season to this season? He stopped trying to get better. "I stopped focusing on it," Turner told Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. "That was it. I stopped focusing on it. I worry about my mid-range (game), my driving and my free throws, and that's it. Honestly, I don't shoot threes before games. I don't practice threes anymore." The results of the new training regimen: Turner, who shot 22.4 percent from beyond the arc last season, is shooting 45.9 percent this season.